DUI, traffic checkpoint slated

OCEANSIDE -- A checkpoint targeting drunken drivers and safety
violations will be held Friday night, a police spokesman said.

The checkpoint will be held from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at an
undisclosed location in the city, said Sgt. Leonard Mata.

The focus of the checkpoint is to make the city safer by getting
unlicensed and drunken drivers off the roadways, he said. Officers
will be on the lookout for drivers who are under the influence of
drugs or alcohol and for motorists violating traffic safety laws,
Mata said.

Motorists will need to provide their valid drivers licenses,
vehicle registration and proof of auto insurance.

Oceanside Police Department received a two-year $343,000 grant
in October from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
and the California Office of Traffic Safety to establish a
two-officer DUI team to conduct regular checkpoints and sweeps.